Deagon Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Deagon (4017) is a suburb of Brisbane, Outer Northern Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 16 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Deagon is in the federal electorate of Lilley.

In the 2011 census the population of Deagon was 3,460 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Deagon is 40 years of age.

77.4% of people living in the suburb of Deagon were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.0% England, 4.2% New Zealand, 0.9% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.5% Fiji, 0.4% Germany, 0.4% Papua New Guinea, 0.4% India, 0.3% China , 0.3% Japan, 0.2% Poland, 0.2% France.

90.3% of people living in Deagon speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Other, 0.3% German, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Deagon is 24.4% No religion, 23.7% Catholic, 19.3% Anglican, 9.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% Uniting Church, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Baptist, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Buddhism, 1.0% Pentecostal.

42.3% of people are married, 32.9% have never married and 12.6% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 229 widowed people living in Deagon.

59.6% of the people living in Deagon over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. Deagon has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Deagon are 20.8% Professionals, 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 16.2% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Labourers, 9.7% Sales workers, 9.3% Managers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Deagon work in are 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 9.5% Public administration and safety, 9.3% Retail trade, 8.3% Construction, 8.3% Manufacturing, 7.4% Education and training, 7.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 5.2% Accommodation and food services.

29.1% of homes are fully owned, and 35.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $570 per week and the median household income is $1086 per week.

The median rent in Deagon is $285 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1842 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Deagon postcode 4017